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After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.

I worked as a production assistant on a couple of films, and finally, I got a job at an animation studio as an editor. After that, work begat work. I got into directing music videos and commercials.

I worked for a publishing company in Hollywood.

I went to film school, worked as an assistant, and wrote several scripts that haven't gotten made.

I studied business and also studied film, then I graduated, and I worked at a network. I was able to use my business skills there - I was an associate producer for a little bit.

I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

I was a sound engineer. That was my day job when I started writing.

I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks, lying that I knew how to drive a truck, and doing commercials and documentaries.